In this outdoor education course, students explore the Whiskey Creek in search of various aquatic bugs and critters. Time and weather permitting, they will help net the critters from the creek. Using an identification chart, kids will identify their catch and use that information to draw conclusions about the health of the water.  

This hands-on experiential learning course focuses on US bird migrations. Students will play a game that explores how and why birds migrate and the challenges they face along the way. During the game, students will take on the role of a bird moving from station to station, rolling dice to see what good and bad experiences they encounter. This outdoor education course wraps up with Bird ID Bingo.  

In this outdoor education course, students take a hike on our trails and identify different trees, including quaking aspen, paper birch, balsam fir, red pine, jack pine, red maple & red oaks. Students begin by examining the leaves of the tree, then use pictures in their guidebook to decide if the tree is coniferous or deciduous. Students learn the different types of branching as well as the distinction between deciduous and coniferous trees.  

Who doesn’t love to track animals, like the mighty hunter of old? On this course, students use identification charts and impression models to match animal tracks and scat to the animals that created them. After taking photos of the tracks, students will write a creative story about which animals met and what they did to make their tracks. The class wraps up with a hike looking for tracks and scat (weather permitting).